Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-18
TALKS WITH NOTED MEN
Senator Edmunds' Postal Telegraph
. Billie Thinks the Interstate
81 Law Has Come to Say.
R.pr sSszsrffTs Holman on the organiza-
Iion of the New House-How the Tariff
Ought to be Revised.
specis, Correspondence of the Gazette.

Specis, Correspondence of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.--I called upon
Senator George F. Edmunds at his
beautiful home on Massachusetts avenue
this afternoon and chatted with him about
the coming congressional session. He
tells me that so fsr as he now knows he
has no new legislation to propose, but
that his bill providing for the establish
ment Of 9 postal telegraph system will
undoubtedly be re-introduced at an early
date. "This BILL" said Senator Ed
munds, "provides in brief that the gov
eminent shall construct its own telegraph
lines between the larger cities first and
thence extend them further as the neces-
sites of the people and of business seem
toTequire. l do not advocate the pur-
Chase of existing lines nor of leasing the
lines of other companies. believe that
the government should own its own
telegraph IS it does its own postcfff ;es
and am decidedly in favor of postal tele-
graph. do not think 1t would add very
largely to the number Of employees in the
postal service, and telegraphy has been
-OS
require much training or special adapte-
bility TO the work"
"What is the result OF your observe
tIon OF the effects of the interstate COM
meIce laW?"
$50 far as can learn, and my advices
come from different parts of the United
States. the interstate commerce law has
worked 10 the general good of the cOun-
try. The only persons it has hurt are
certain shippers who pTofited by discrlm-
nations which were unjust to others. 1t
is, l think, popular win the masses OF
the people, and believe that the railways
will eventually favor it themselves. Like
al corporations, they now object to 1t on
the ground that they objsct TO anything
that restricts their free will; but when
experience has shown just what the law
should be, and congressional legislation
has been enacted so as to make it nearly
as just law IS possible, they will, think,
find 1t as beneficial to them IS to the ship
pers. / suppose that amendments to the
law may possibly be offered during the
coming session, but will not be able tc
Tell whether I have anything to propose
until the matter comes before Congress
and We have the report Of the commits
sion"
1 here referred Senator Edmunds to tht
article ofs George Ticknor Curtis II
the November number of the "F0rum" IL
which Mr.. Curtis presents an argument II
favor of the admission OF Utah as stett
under tie condition thst polYgamy shall
be prohibited. 1t is said that the Nor
mons will apply for statehood ct the com
ing session and that they Will accompany
their application with constitution con
tanning this prohibition which shall no
be repealed without the consent OF Con.
gress.
| Senator Edmunds said: 81 do not fa
| vor the admission Of Utah upon any sucE
terms. Such provision would be 'prac
tIcallY valueless in the present condition
of the territory, and it might result IN the
establishment Of 8 Mormon hierarchy
Neither the Mormon executive nor tn
Mormon courts would enforce law pro
hibiting polYgamy, though they nigh
pretend TO do so. As it is we are making
great strides in the reformation of Utah
and our progress among the young Nor
mons during the past four years has beer
very crest. With the present law still il
force as the territory grows the youn!
men win be gradually educated to 1t, an(
in time we will, believe, root out tn
evil"
there recalled to the mind OF the Sena
tor an interview with him given two year.
ago, in which be prophesied that Presl
dent Cleveland, though he had the best O.
intentions, could not prevent the system
of civil service reform from degeneratine
into @ spells system.
Senator Etmunds said: 81 remembe
the interview very well, and while am I
friend and an advocate Of civil service re
form, it is more in sorrow than in anger
that say in regard to that interview,
must be prophet and son of pro-
phet."
Ihad long chat last night with thu
Hon. civilian S. Holman Of Indians
Holman has been in Congress for the las
tWgnty-two years, and he is perhaps al
T web posted upon the feeling Of the Demo
cE&tic side OF the House as any man in tn
United States. He tells me that there i
nG1oubt but that Carlisle will be re
eIeesed S2eaker and he does not thin
inst fnssDe's contest will affect his cleo
LION. He says the Speaker will probahl,
a.reorgsniza such committees as have los
Fmore than half Of their old members an'
that the other committees will be filed u
4 with new men.
!; In response to my question as to VIII
81 will tskeoMorrison's place in the House
ASe sSisE: t'If the old committee OF ways an
4 faSans is continued Mr.. Mills of Texs
sfstands in the line of direct promotion an
4 the craftsmanship will be given to hin
II, however, the committee is re0rganize
it may go to Sam Cox. Cox and Mil
have practically the same views OF tn
tAsia question and their views are abou
same as those Of Carlisle. AS to tn
leadership of the Democratic party in Ia
.E8use it is not imperative that the chair
fsan of the ways and means committe
Nave it. The duties OF the committe
&hsve changed Of late years. 1t has bee
81 shorn Of its power by the appropriation
n being taken away from 1t and scattere
through the other committees and tn
y fact that lis chairman is the leader c
kssspsgSy is legend rather than neces
Sly"
Irwin the House be able to do anythin
ss 30 the tariff"
eyes, think we will agree on a com